Instructional Video13:30
SciShow

Inbreeding with Yourself

12th - Higher Ed
*At the time this video was made, it had been reported that Charlotte the round ray was pregnant. However, new information has come out that she was never pregnant with parthenotes, and in fact had a reproductive disorder, which is a...
Instructional Video13:47
TED Talks

TED: Could an orca give a TED Talk? | Karen Bakker

12th - Higher Ed
What if we could hear nature's ultrasonic communication -- and talk back? From a bat's shrill speech to a peacock's infrasound mating call, conservation technology researcher Karen Bakker takes us through a sound bath of animal noises...
Instructional Video6:21
SciShow

How Bacteria Helped Plants Take Over the World | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
This week, scientists think they may have found a missing link in regards to how plants went from living in the sea to on land, and also, in adorable news, surfing honeybees.
Instructional Video10:31
SciShow

6 Ways Animals Prevent Epidemics

12th - Higher Ed
Humans aren’t the only ones who have to worry about epidemics: meet six other animals who take their own precautions to avoid getting sick! Chapters pathogens 0:40 vectors 1:15 VECTOR AVOIDANCE: BLUEBIRDS 2:19 social immunity 3:35...
Instructional Video5:25
SciShow

How Worried Should We Be About the Bees?

12th - Higher Ed
You’ve probably heard about how the extinction of honeybees will lead to some sort of bee-pocalypse doomsday scenario for humanity. But what would actually happen if all the honeybees went extinct?
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow

Bugs Aren't Brainless! | Great Minds: Charles Henry Turner

12th - Higher Ed
At the turn of the 20th century, scientists thought that insects were nothing more than tiny reflex machines. But Charles Henry Turner, who was possibly America’s first Black entomologist, ran some groundbreaking animal behavior studies...
Instructional Video18:52
SciShow

20 Minutes of Amazing Stuff About Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Bees, they're important and amazing creatures, and with spring on the way we thought we'd share another round of our favorite bee episodes.
Instructional Video6:22
SciShow

How Bacteria Helped Plants Take Over the World | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
This week, scientists think they may have found a missing link in regards to how plants went from living in the sea to on land, and also, in adorable news, surfing honeybees.
Instructional Video2:19
MinuteEarth

The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
Instructional Video22:48
TED Talks

TED: India's hidden hotbeds of invention | Anil Gupta

12th - Higher Ed
Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world's unsung inventors -- indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people's lives. He shows how the Honey Bee Network helps them build the connections...
Instructional Video2:45
SciShow

What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Democracy

12th - Higher Ed
Hank fills us in on the democratic ways of the honeybee and makes a request for more interpretive dance in our own political systems.
Instructional Video2:21
SciShow

Why Are Honeybees Making Mummies?

12th - Higher Ed
Sure, honeybees make delicious honey. But have you ever heard of propolis, the spitty glue they use to mummify intruders?
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Can you solve the honeybee riddle? | Dan Finkel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You're a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct. The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium. You've already constructed wire frames of the appropriate size and shape. Now you need to...
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Flowers, Bees, and... Yeast? It's a Pollination Love Triangle!

12th - Higher Ed
Bees and flowers are as classic a pair as peanut butter and jelly. But recent research suggests there's a third, much tinier partner in this relationship!
Instructional Video4:52
SciShow

A New Secret Ingredient to Making Queen Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have learned more about why royal jelly makes queen bees, and we peek at the tiny and terrifying mandibles of trap-jaw ants.
Instructional Video7:30
Wonderscape

The Sweet Art of Honey Making: Inside the Hive

K - 5th
Delve into the intricate process of honey making within the bustling honeybee hive. Learn how forager bees collect nectar from flowers, the transformation of nectar into honey through regurgitation and enzyme action, and the role of...
Instructional Video3:18
Curated Video

British Wildlife: Bees

K - Higher Ed
It’s springtime, meaning the garden is buzzing with the sound of bees, collecting pollen and nectar from a variety of flowers and blossom. They’re attracted to the bright colours and sweet smells of the flowers which rely on the bees to...
Instructional Video7:29
Curated Video

Raiders of the Lost Hive - Part 2

3rd - 8th
The Boneheads embark on a mission to save honey bees and restore ecological balance. Despite Bonehead's distractions with dreams of grandeur, his friends T-Bone and Wishbone help keep him focused. Together, they navigate challenges to...
Instructional Video3:04
Curated Video

How Pathogens and Poor Nutrition Affect Honey Bees

3rd - 8th
This segment delves into how pathogens, particularly the Deformed Wing Virus transmitted by Varroa mites, detrimentally affect honey bee health and their critical role in ecosystems. It illustrates the compounded risks bees face from...
Instructional Video3:39
Curated Video

Pesticides, Pests, and Pollinators: A Delicate Balance

3rd - 8th
This segment examines how pesticides used in agriculture to combat pests like aphids can harm honey bees, essential for pollination. It explains the dilemma farmers face: needing to protect crops while preserving beneficial insects...
Instructional Video3:52
Curated Video

Insects and Groups

3rd - Higher Ed
The video “Insects and Groups” describes types of insects that live in groups.
Instructional Video7:14
Nature League

Nature League Outtakes!

6th - 8th
This week on Nature League, we're sharing some of our favorite outtakes from the last year!
Instructional Video2:14
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Binomial Nomenclature

9th - 12th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of binomial nomenclature in naming living organisms. By using a two-part scientific name, consisting of a genus and species name, scientists can accurately and specifically identify...
Instructional Video0:38
Next Animation Studio

Virus and mite wiping out millions of bees worldwide: study

12th - Higher Ed
Colony collapse disorder, which has killed millions of honeybees worldwide, is caused by a virus and a mite combo, scientists say. Researchers led by Stephen Martin of Britain's University of Sheffield studied the impact of the Varroa...